OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS

[SteveBhx]

We now move onto Roll 57, these last two rolls have been quite small as there were lots of pictures of a vehicle run ( lorries busses and old cars) which seems to have gone down Aston Road North, all August 1991.
The rest of the roll is covered by the following description " The redeveloping of the new road ways in Nechells Park Road and Nechells Place and Saltley Road" as I don't know the area and the pictures are from 1991 I will add a few comments and post the pictures.
The HP sauce factory pins the location, and a large car park and lots of building spoil and pipes

 

[SteveBhx]

The next view is of a number of high rise flats - the properties as the back left I recognise (over towards Duddeston?) , lot of road works ( i did warn you)

 

[SteveBhx]

I am afraid I have no ideas of locations in this area they may be near each other of totally separate, nice sunny day - with a hint of gas holder on the left, a random traffic light and construction vehicles scattered around.

 

[SteveBhx]

This image is more recognisable Gas holder - bridge over a canal but we are the wrong side of the road sign to confirm the location - road in front is closed so I assume more road works

 

[SteveBhx]

This time we are in a similar location to previous pictures - high rise etc - this makes it look like it is set in a waste land though

 

[SteveBhx]

Back to the Gas holders - so we have a rough idea where we are - electrified rail line and a new road going off to the distance - not opened yet

 

[SteveBhx]

A move to the right and we this a location, gas holders, old warehouse, rail line and bridge - interesting road layout as both lane are heading away from us road sign points to Adderley Park and Duddeston but there is no road heading towards us (?)

 

[SteveBhx]

and finally a shot up Nechells Park Road according to the list

 

[lmr3103]

We now hop over to Digbeth and this time it is as if nothing has changed, we are looking down Floodgate Street to Digbeth with Little Ann Street on the right, working from the left Ashton Engineering - still there, viaduct - same, pub- yes, factory with the steel windows - yes and even under the bridge the large building on the right is still there - and it looks fine - the only change is the Swan is now know as the Ruin .

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Another change is that Digbeth is covered in graffiti these days......

 

[Astoness]

We now move to the other side of the bridge and see how big the building site is - there are barriers and piles of rubble everywhere, if you see whyere the bridge height sign is you can work out where the original road line was.
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this photo and the previous 3 show the demo of the old buildings and tunnel icknield st and the new bridge going up....not seen these before steve but here is a photo of the old bridge and buildings..so scary walking through it...mom used to drag me through it to go shopping at spring hill

lyn